John Boehner is facing his toughest week yet as speaker of the House of Representatives -- and that's saying a lot after a tumultuous four years of repeated efforts by his own Republican colleagues to derail his legislative agenda.

Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock, who is facing more questions this week over his use of taxpayer money to pay for flights on private jets and entertainment expenses, has now written a check to the government after another trip came under scruti...

The Travel Channel has called Coronado Beach one of the best in America, citing its near-perfect weather and sprawling stretches of clean white sand. Coronado is perhaps best-known for the national historic landmark Hotel del Coronado, the finely restored, red-roofed Victorian-era inn that has beckoned tourists to the shore since 1888.

But locals and tourists alike fall in love with the beach itself because there is so much to do there -- Coronado is a favorite of for sunbathing, volleyball and other beach sports, and swimming nearly year-round.

But maybe the best thing about Coronado is that it has the widest expanse of sand in San Diego County -- plenty of room to fly a kite or simply unfurl a beach towel for a quiet nap under the California sun.